An IndiGo aircraft made an emergency landing at Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi on Monday after it suffered a bird hit. The aircraft was carrying 175 passengers, an official said.
Aircraft landed safely at Ranchi Airport
According to PTI, the official further added that the aircraft landed safely after the aircraft Airbus 320 suffered damage.
“An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit near Ranchi. It was approximately 10 to 12 nautical miles away from here at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 feet when the incident occurred. The IndiGo flight was coming from Patna to Ranchi, and the pilot had to make an emergency landing here,” News agency PTI quoted Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, Director R R Maurya as saying.
IndiGo flight faced turbulence due to duststorm
On June 1, an IndiGo flight from Raipur to Delhi experienced turbulence due to a duststorm, prompting the pilot to climb up again when the aircraft was about to touch down at Delhi airport.
Flight 6E 6313 landed safely at Delhi airport after making many circles in the air. The video of the incident also went viral on social media.
Wind speed was upto 80 km/hrs
The pilot announced that the wind speed was upto 80 km/hrs, and he discontinued the approach and climbed back till the weather cleared.
Meanwhile, the national capital on Sunday witnessed a spell of rain, accompanied by strong winds over the southern parts of Delhi. The rains are due to an east-southeastward-moving cloud cluster, according to the Meteorological Department.
The spell of rain offered a much-needed respite from the heat, as the national capital recorded maximum temperatures of more than 39 C earlier in the morning.
